How Important Is The African Union? http://testu.be/1E0VLsp
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From the Somali Civil War to the Darfur conflict, dozens of turbulent clashes have plagued Africa. So what wars are currently unfolding in the continent?
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South Sudan: the state that fell apart in a week
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/23/south-sudan-state-that-fell-apart-in-a-week
"A week ago, Simon K, a 20-year-old student living in the capital of South Sudan, was arrested by men in military uniforms."
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501
"Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state."
Darfur conflict
http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Darfur-conflict
"The United Nations has described Sudan's western Darfur region as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises."
Guide to key Libyan militias
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-19744533
"As Libya continues to face a protracted political crisis, developments on the ground remain dominated by the many militias operating across the country."
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Although the Bosnian War ended 20 years ago, thousands of people continue to be harmed by leftover explosives. TestTube's UnCovered takes a look at how a war that most of the world has forgotten is still destroying people's lives.
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To Walk the Earth Safely Report
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/214358.pdfWatch More:
Why is Hong Kong Protesting AgainstChina?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wzpPjVu5tg
Can WeFightISIS on the Internet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_hyFQUNLo
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published:31 Oct 2015

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China is a country of 1.4 billion people, run by a single council of seven. The Politburo Standing Committee represent the pinnacle of power for those in the Chinese Communist Party.
Endowed with amazing power by Deng Xiaoping, the PSC as it is called sets the big public policy decisions for the party and thus the country. Those who are selected to join its ranks control massively important portfolios such as the economy, propaganda and more. Little is known about their working processes. Even less is known about their working dynamic.
In this explainer video, we lay out what is publicly known about this group of powerful men. We look at the committee’s current members, why it exists, and what is known about who gets on. It also considers the upcoming 19th Party Congress, which is closely watched for indications of the centralized power General Secretary Xi Jinping has gathered for himself.
1:11 The individual members
2:20 Why it exists
3:48 What gets you selected
4:52 What’s next? The situation today
I Dunno by Grapeshttp://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
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published:28 May 2017

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Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
Michael Anti (Zhao Jing), a key figure in China's new journalism, explores the growing power of the Chinese internet. Full bio »
http://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_anti.htmlTEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages at http://www.ted.com/translate.
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In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
Citation 1: John Micklethwait & AdrianWoolridge. The FourthRevolution: TheGlobalRace to Reinvent the State. Penguin, New York 2014 p. 68
Citation 2: Han FookKwang, ed., Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas. Times Edition: 1997 p194
Citation 3: Quoted in Micklethwait & Woolridge, p155
Citation 4: Micklethwait & Woolridge, p159
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With about $400 billion in debt and a broken economy, Greece is in trouble. But, how did Greece end up with such a high debt, and who do they owe money to?
Learn More:
Greece's Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
http://graphics.wsj.com/greece-debt-timeline/
"Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash."
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/international/explaining-the-greek-debt-crisis.html
"Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is struggling to pay its debt as its people and its creditors grow more restive."
Greek debts: what does it owe? When will the money run out?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/24/greek-debts-what-does-it-owe-when-will-the-money-run-out
"Crunch talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors are under way, but investors are growing increasingly sceptical that the country can reach an agreement on reforms and unlock the aid it needs from international lenders to avoid a debt default."
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/greek-debt-who-has-most-to-lose/
"Greece and its international lenders have embarked on a battle over the country's staggering debt."
Watch More:
What Happens If A CountryGoesBankrupt?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PZDLG-rtGs&list=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA
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Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chinese central government in 1959. The Chinese government say these reforms eradicated the old feudal systems, giving way to the socialist system that opened the doors to the development and prosperity of the Tibetan plateau. Julietta visited the plateau to see some of these developments and now reports.

Crash Course

Plot

Crash Course centers on a group of high schoolers in a driver’s education class; many for the second or third time. The recently divorced teacher, super-passive Larry Pearl, is on thin ice with the football fanatic principal, Principal Paulson, who is being pressured by the district superintendent to raise driver’s education completion rates or lose his coveted football program. With this in mind, Principal Paulson and his assistant, with a secret desire for his job, Abner Frasier, hire an outside driver’s education instructor with a very tough reputation, Edna Savage, aka E.W. Savage, who quickly takes control of the class.

The plot focuses mostly on the students and their interactions with their teachers and each other. In the beginning, Rico is the loner with just a few friends, Chadley is the bookish nerd with few friends who longs to be cool and also longs to be a part of Vanessa’s life who is the young, friendly and attractive girl who had to fake her mother’s signature on her driver’s education permission slip. Kichi is the hip-hop Asian kid who often raps what he has to say and constantly flirts with Maria, the rich foreign girl who thinks that the right-of-way on the roadways always goes to (insert awesomely fake foreign Latino accent) “my father’s limo”. Finally you have stereotypical football meathead J.J., who needs to pass his English exam to keep his eligibility and constantly asks out and gets rejected by Alice, the tomboy whose father owns “Santini & Son” Concrete Company. Alice is portrayed as being the “son” her father wanted.

Crash Course (YouTube)

Crash Course (sometimes stylized as CrashCourse) is an educational YouTube channel started by the Green brothers, Hank Green and John Green, who are notable for their VlogBrothers channel. Originally, John and Hank presented humanities and science courses to viewers, respectively, although the series has since expanded to incorporate courses by additional hosts.

Crash Course was one of the 100 initial channels of YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative. Crash Course launched a preview on December 2, 2011. As of February 14, 2016, the Crash Course YouTube channel has gotten 3,947,842 subscribers and has received over 300 million video views. In November 2014, Hank Green announced that a partnership with PBS Digital Studios would allow them to produce more courses, starting in January 2015.

Currently there are fourteen seasons of Crash Course, with Hank and John each hosting five. Together with Emily Graslie, they co-hosted Big History. As part of the PBS partnership, Phil Plait and Craig Benzine have hosted series about Astronomy and U.S. Government and Politics, respectively. A second channel, Crash Course Kids, is hosted by Sabrina Cruz and has started its first series, Science.

Crash Course (game show)

Crash Course is an American game show that premiered on ABC on August 26, 2009. It is hosted by Orlando Jones and Dan Cortese. The series has teams of two competing for a golden steering
wheel and $50,000. The series was aimed to try and outbest Wipeout, but failed to beat its audience and has been canceled after three aired episodes (but four were produced).

Premise

Hosted by Orlando Jones and Dan Cortese. Five teams of two are revealed at the beginning (Siblings, Mother-Son, Best Friends, Single Moms, Roommates, Neighbors etc.). The first round has all five teams competing, for example, in car bowling, the team with the lowest amount of pins would be eliminated.

For round two, the four teams would tackle an even more difficult challenge, another example, in Catch Me If You Can, the teams would fight through barrels to get up on a platform. Some cars don't make it and fall upside-down sometimes. The team who doesn't make it up as far or with the slowest time is eliminated.

The Economist

The Economist is an English language weekly newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited in offices based in London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843. For historical reasons, The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper, but each print edition appears on small glossy paper like a news magazine. In 2006, its average weekly circulation was reported to be 1.5 million, about half of which were sold in the United States.

The publication belongs to The Economist Group. It is 50% owned by private investors and 50% by Exor, the Agnelli holding company, and the Rothschild banking family of England. Exor and the Rothschilds are represented on the Board of Directors. A board of trustees formally appoints the editor, who cannot be removed without its permission. Although The Economist has a global emphasis and scope, about two-thirds of the 75 staff journalists are based in the City of Westminster, London. As of March 2014, the Economist Group declared operating profit of £59m. Previous major shareholders include Pearson PLC.

"The Economist" was watched by 14 million American viewers and received positive reactions from critics.

Plot

Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and Miles Straume (Ken Leung) argue about what to do about leader of the Others, Ben Linus (Michael Emerson), and Miles's colleague Charlotte, both sought after by Miles and his colleagues and taken prisoner by Locke. Sayid pays his respects to Naomi Dorrit, and takes her bracelet. He then offers to retrieve Charlotte without bloodshed, in return gaining a helicopter flight to the freighter anchored offshore. He takes along Miles and Kate. Sayid asks Jack not to come with them as he might be unpredictable around Locke.

Chinese people

Chinese people are the various individuals or groups of people associated with China (or Greater China), either by reason of ancestry or heredity, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, place of residence, or other affiliations.

Ancestry or heredity

A number of ethnic groups within the region of China, as well as people elsewhere with ancestry in the region, may be referred to as Chinese people.

Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in China, are often referred to as "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English. Han Chinese also form a majority or large minority in other countries, and may comprise as much as 19% of the global human population.

Other ethnic groups in China include the Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, and Uyghurs, among many others. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognizes 56 distinct ethnic groups, some of whom live in special administrative regions of the country. Taiwan officially recognizes 14 tribes of Taiwanese aborigines, who together with unrecognized tribes comprise about 2% of the country's population. The list of ethnic groups in China includes the major ethnic groups of China (PRC) and Taiwan.

Marines

Marines, also known as a marine corps and naval infantry, are an infantry force that specializes in the support of naval and army operations on land and at sea, as well as the execution of their own operations. In the majority of countries, the marine force is part of the navy, but it can also be under the army like the Troupes de marine (French Marines) and Givati Brigade (Israeli Marines), or form an independent armed service branch like the United States Marine Corps and Royal Marines.

Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included providing protection from war while at sea, reflecting the pressed nature of the ships' company and the risk of mutiny. Other tasks would include boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships and providing manpower for raiding ashore in support of the naval objectives.

With the industrialization of warfare in the 20th century the scale of landing operations increased; this brought with it an increased likelihood of opposition and a need for co-ordination of various military elements. Marine forces evolved to specialize in the skills and capabilities required for amphibious warfare.

How Does China's Government Work?

How Important Is The African Union? http://testu.be/1E0VLsp
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From the Somali Civil War to the Darfur conflict, dozens of turbulent clashes have plagued Africa. So what wars are currently unfolding in the continent?
Learn More:
South Sudan: the state that fell apart in a week
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/23/south-sudan-state-that-fell-apart-in-a-week
"A week ago, Simon K, a 20-year-old student living in the capital of South Sudan, was arrested by men in military uniforms."
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501
"Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state."
Darfur conflict
http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Darfur-conflict
"The United Nations has described Sudan's western Darfur region as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises."
Guide to key Libyan militias
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-19744533
"As Libya continues to face a protracted political crisis, developments on the ground remain dominated by the many militias operating across the country."
MusicTrack Courtesy of APM Music: "Sparkle Sparkle"
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3:30

Why China's One-Child Policy Failed

Why China's One-Child Policy Failed

Why China's One-Child Policy Failed

Although the Bosnian War ended 20 years ago, thousands of people continue to be harmed by leftover explosives. TestTube's UnCovered takes a look at how a war that most of the world has forgotten is still destroying people's lives.
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InternationalCampaign to End Landmines
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THE UN MINEACTION GATEWAY
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To Walk the Earth Safely Report
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/214358.pdfWatch More:
Why is Hong Kong Protesting AgainstChina?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wzpPjVu5tg
Can WeFightISIS on the Internet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_hyFQUNLo
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6:10

The Most Powerful Men in China - The Chinese Politburo Standing Committee Explained

The Most Powerful Men in China - The Chinese Politburo Standing Committee Explained

The Most Powerful Men in China - The Chinese Politburo Standing Committee Explained

China is a country of 1.4 billion people, run by a single council of seven. The Politburo Standing Committee represent the pinnacle of power for those in the Chinese Communist Party.
Endowed with amazing power by Deng Xiaoping, the PSC as it is called sets the big public policy decisions for the party and thus the country. Those who are selected to join its ranks control massively important portfolios such as the economy, propaganda and more. Little is known about their working processes. Even less is known about their working dynamic.
In this explainer video, we lay out what is publicly known about this group of powerful men. We look at the committee’s current members, why it exists, and what is known about who gets on. It also considers the upcoming 19th Party Congress, which is closely watched for indications of the centralized power General Secretary Xi Jinping has gathered for himself.
1:11 The individual members
2:20 Why it exists
3:48 What gets you selected
4:52 What’s next? The situation today
I Dunno by Grapeshttp://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
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18:52

Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China

Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China

Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China

Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
Michael Anti (Zhao Jing), a key figure in China's new journalism, explores the growing power of the Chinese internet. Full bio »
http://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_anti.htmlTEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages at http://www.ted.com/translate.
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15:32

Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
Citation 1: John Micklethwait & AdrianWoolridge. The FourthRevolution: TheGlobalRace to Reinvent the State. Penguin, New York 2014 p. 68
Citation 2: Han FookKwang, ed., Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas. Times Edition: 1997 p194
Citation 3: Quoted in Micklethwait & Woolridge, p155
Citation 4: Micklethwait & Woolridge, p159
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3:28

How Does China Manipulate Its Currency?

How Does China Manipulate Its Currency?

How Does China Manipulate Its Currency?

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With about $400 billion in debt and a broken economy, Greece is in trouble. But, how did Greece end up with such a high debt, and who do they owe money to?
Learn More:
Greece's Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
http://graphics.wsj.com/greece-debt-timeline/
"Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash."
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/international/explaining-the-greek-debt-crisis.html
"Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is struggling to pay its debt as its people and its creditors grow more restive."
Greek debts: what does it owe? When will the money run out?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/24/greek-debts-what-does-it-owe-when-will-the-money-run-out
"Crunch talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors are under way, but investors are growing increasingly sceptical that the country can reach an agreement on reforms and unlock the aid it needs from international lenders to avoid a debt default."
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/greek-debt-who-has-most-to-lose/
"Greece and its international lenders have embarked on a battle over the country's staggering debt."
Watch More:
What Happens If A CountryGoesBankrupt?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PZDLG-rtGs&list=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA
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CHINESE GOVERNMENT SAY TIBET POLICIES HAVE BROUGHT DEVELOPMENT

Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chinese central government in 1959. The Chinese government say these reforms eradicated the old feudal systems, giving way to the socialist system that opened the doors to the development and prosperity of the Tibetan plateau. Julietta visited the plateau to see some of these developments and now reports.

Ai Weiwei: The Internet vs. The Chinese Government

I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it.
This is amazing for the younger generation.
-- Ai WeiweiArtist and political activist Ai Weiwei explains the powerful effects of social media on political freedom in China. His own enormously popular blog and twitter feed, through which he repeatedly challenged Beijing for human rights abuses, were shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009.
Transcript--
Free information and communication on Internet is forbidden in China. So you're facing so-called a great firewall to block all the major international Internet servers. And within China you have 100,000 Internet police just sitting there delete all blog or whatever the information they think we cannot appreciate about. But still, the Chinese twitter and Chinese blog still offers a certain kind of freedom this nation never had before. And also, daily when the event's happening people start to make comments on it, which build up a very strong platform for civil opinions and discussions, which already completely change the landscape of the political situation. I think those technology platform constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make will be people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it. This is amazing for younger generation.
I think Internet technology can lead more freedom in everywhere, especially in China. A state like China or other authoritarian society, to maintain this kind of control is to censor and to block the freedom of expression. Once that is not possible, then to maintain this kind of control is impossible. So obviously Internet is the answer to achieve a civil society or to get young people to be engaged, to be involved and to be informed, and to freely associate and communicate with other people. This is truly a miracle gift from the human struggle. I think it is so beautiful, and I think it's beyond the imagination.
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China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's best diplomats are the ones that sit around and eat bamboo all day.
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China: facial recognition and state control | The Economist

China: facial recognition and state control | The Economist

China: facial recognition and state control | The Economist

China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and target its ethnic minorities, including the Muslim Uighur population.
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Improving lives, increasing connectivity across the world, that's the great promise offered by data-driven technology - but in China it also promises greater state control and abuse of power.
This is the next groundbreaking development in data-driven technology, facial recognition. And in China you can already withdraw cash, check in at airports, and pay for goods using just your face. The country is the world's leader in the use of this emerging technology, and China's many artificial intelligence startups are determined to keep it that way in the future.
Companies like Yitu. Yitu is creating the building blocks for a smart city of the future, where facial recognition is part of everyday life. This could even extend to detecting what people are thinking.
But the Chinese government has plans to use this new biometric technology to cement its authoritarian rule. The country has ambitious plans to develop a vast national surveillance system based on facial recognition. It'll be used to monitor it's 1.4 billion citizens in unprecedented ways. With the capability of tracking everything from their emotions to their sexuality.
The primary means will be a vast network of CCTV cameras. 170 million are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed over the next three years. The authorities insist this program will allow them to improve security for citizens, and if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.
But not everyone is convinced. Hong Zhenkuai is a former magazine editor who was ousted by the government. He feels like he's under constant surveillance. Already the authorities are using facial recognition to name and shame citizens, even for minor offenses like jaywalking. In Beijing they're using the technology to prevent people stealing rolls of loo paper from public toilets, and across China police officers are now trialing sunglasses and body cameras loaded with facial and gesture recognition technology - it's helping them to identify wanted suspects in real-time.
What worries some people here is that as the technology develops, so too does the capacity for it to be abused. Some of those most at risk in this hyper surveillance future are the ethnic minorities in China. In Xinjiang province, the Chinese government is wary of the separatist threat posed by the Muslim Uighur population. According to local NGOs, an estimated 1 million Uighurs are being detained indefinitely in secretive internment camps, where some are being subject to abuse. It's been called the largest mass incarceration of a minority population in the world today.
The authorities are using facial recognition cameras to scan people's faces before they enter markets. The system alerts authorities if targeted individuals stray 300 meters beyond their home. In the future the government plans to aggregate even more data and build a predictive policing program that imposes even tighter controls here.
Without checks and balances, China will keep finding new ways to violate the human rights of its citizens. What's already happening in Xinjiang is a warning the rest of the world must heed.
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I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it.
This is amazing for the younger generation.
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China has given pandas to foreign powers long before the 20th century, but the most current iteration of panda diplomacy began in the 1950s with its gifting of Ping Ping and An An to the Soviet Union. Today, pandas are no longer gifted, but rather loaned to other countries, particularly those with which China wants to develop and strengthen relations. Not only are pandas an iconic symbol of China and its culture, they also act as diplom...

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China: facial recognition and state control | The Economist

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"Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state."
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"The United Nations has described Sudan's western Darfur region as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises."
Guide to key Libyan militias
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China is a country of 1.4 billion people, run by a single council of seven. The Politburo Standing Committee represent the pinnacle of power for those in the Chinese Communist Party.
Endowed with amazing power by Deng Xiaoping, the PSC as it is called sets the big public policy decisions for the party and thus the country. Those who are selected to join its ranks control massively important portfolios such as the economy, propaganda and more. Little is known about their working processes. Even less is known about their working dynamic.
In this explainer video, we lay out what is publicly known about this group of powerful men. We look at the committee’s current members, why it exists, and what is known about who gets on. It also considers the upcoming 19th Party Congress, which is closely watched for indications of the centralized power General Secretary Xi Jinping has gathered for himself.
1:11 The individual members
2:20 Why it exists
3:48 What gets you selected
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Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
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Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
Michael Anti (Zhao Jing), a key figure in China's new journalism, explores the growing power of the Chinese internet. Full bio »
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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed tha...

In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
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In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
Citation 1: John Micklethwait & AdrianWoolridge. The FourthRevolution: TheGlobalRace to Reinvent the State. Penguin, New York 2014 p. 68
Citation 2: Han FookKwang, ed., Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas. Times Edition: 1997 p194
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With about $400 billion in debt and a broken economy, Greece is in trouble. But, how did Greece end up with such a high debt, and who do they owe money to?
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Greece's Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
http://graphics.wsj.com/greece-debt-timeline/
"Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash."
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/international/explaining-the-greek-debt-crisis.html
"Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is struggling to pay its debt as its people and its creditors grow more restive."
Greek debts: what does it owe? When will the money run out?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/24/greek-debts-what-does-it-owe-when-will-the-money-run-out
"Crunch talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors are under way, but investors are growing increasingly sceptical that the country can reach an agreement on reforms and unlock the aid it needs from international lenders to avoid a debt default."
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/greek-debt-who-has-most-to-lose/
"Greece and its international lenders have embarked on a battle over the country's staggering debt."
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With about $400 billion in debt and a broken economy, Greece is in trouble. But, how did Greece end up with such a high debt, and who do they owe money to?
Learn More:
Greece's Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
http://graphics.wsj.com/greece-debt-timeline/
"Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash."
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/international/explaining-the-greek-debt-crisis.html
"Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is struggling to pay its debt as its people and its creditors grow more restive."
Greek debts: what does it owe? When will the money run out?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/24/greek-debts-what-does-it-owe-when-will-the-money-run-out
"Crunch talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors are under way, but investors are growing increasingly sceptical that the country can reach an agreement on reforms and unlock the aid it needs from international lenders to avoid a debt default."
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/greek-debt-who-has-most-to-lose/
"Greece and its international lenders have embarked on a battle over the country's staggering debt."
Watch More:
What Happens If A CountryGoesBankrupt?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PZDLG-rtGs&list=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA
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CHINESE GOVERNMENT SAY TIBET POLICIES HAVE BROUGHT DEVELOPMENT

Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chi...

Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chinese central government in 1959. The Chinese government say these reforms eradicated the old feudal systems, giving way to the socialist system that opened the doors to the development and prosperity of the Tibetan plateau. Julietta visited the plateau to see some of these developments and now reports.

Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chinese central government in 1959. The Chinese government say these reforms eradicated the old feudal systems, giving way to the socialist system that opened the doors to the development and prosperity of the Tibetan plateau. Julietta visited the plateau to see some of these developments and now reports.

Ai Weiwei: The Internet vs. The Chinese Government

I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will ...

I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it.
This is amazing for the younger generation.
-- Ai WeiweiArtist and political activist Ai Weiwei explains the powerful effects of social media on political freedom in China. His own enormously popular blog and twitter feed, through which he repeatedly challenged Beijing for human rights abuses, were shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009.
Transcript--
Free information and communication on Internet is forbidden in China. So you're facing so-called a great firewall to block all the major international Internet servers. And within China you have 100,000 Internet police just sitting there delete all blog or whatever the information they think we cannot appreciate about. But still, the Chinese twitter and Chinese blog still offers a certain kind of freedom this nation never had before. And also, daily when the event's happening people start to make comments on it, which build up a very strong platform for civil opinions and discussions, which already completely change the landscape of the political situation. I think those technology platform constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make will be people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it. This is amazing for younger generation.
I think Internet technology can lead more freedom in everywhere, especially in China. A state like China or other authoritarian society, to maintain this kind of control is to censor and to block the freedom of expression. Once that is not possible, then to maintain this kind of control is impossible. So obviously Internet is the answer to achieve a civil society or to get young people to be engaged, to be involved and to be informed, and to freely associate and communicate with other people. This is truly a miracle gift from the human struggle. I think it is so beautiful, and I think it's beyond the imagination.
Directed / Produced by JonathanFowler, Elizabeth Rodd, and Jason Gots

I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it.
This is amazing for the younger generation.
-- Ai WeiweiArtist and political activist Ai Weiwei explains the powerful effects of social media on political freedom in China. His own enormously popular blog and twitter feed, through which he repeatedly challenged Beijing for human rights abuses, were shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009.
Transcript--
Free information and communication on Internet is forbidden in China. So you're facing so-called a great firewall to block all the major international Internet servers. And within China you have 100,000 Internet police just sitting there delete all blog or whatever the information they think we cannot appreciate about. But still, the Chinese twitter and Chinese blog still offers a certain kind of freedom this nation never had before. And also, daily when the event's happening people start to make comments on it, which build up a very strong platform for civil opinions and discussions, which already completely change the landscape of the political situation. I think those technology platform constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make will be people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it. This is amazing for younger generation.
I think Internet technology can lead more freedom in everywhere, especially in China. A state like China or other authoritarian society, to maintain this kind of control is to censor and to block the freedom of expression. Once that is not possible, then to maintain this kind of control is impossible. So obviously Internet is the answer to achieve a civil society or to get young people to be engaged, to be involved and to be informed, and to freely associate and communicate with other people. This is truly a miracle gift from the human struggle. I think it is so beautiful, and I think it's beyond the imagination.
Directed / Produced by JonathanFowler, Elizabeth Rodd, and Jason Gots

China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's best diplomats are the ones that sit around and eat bamboo all day.
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China's best diplomats are the ones that sit around and eat bamboo all day.
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China has given pandas to foreign powers long before the 20th century, but the most current iteration of panda diplomacy began in the 1950s with its gifting of Ping Ping and An An to the Soviet Union. Today, pandas are no longer gifted, but rather loaned to other countries, particularly those with which China wants to develop and strengthen relations. Not only are pandas an iconic symbol of China and its culture, they also act as diplomats in China’s global political strategy.
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China has given pandas to foreign powers long before the 20th century, but the most current iteration of panda diplomacy began in the 1950s with its gifting of Ping Ping and An An to the Soviet Union. Today, pandas are no longer gifted, but rather loaned to other countries, particularly those with which China wants to develop and strengthen relations. Not only are pandas an iconic symbol of China and its culture, they also act as diplomats in China’s global political strategy.
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China: facial recognition and state control | The Economist

China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and...

China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and target its ethnic minorities, including the Muslim Uighur population.
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Improving lives, increasing connectivity across the world, that's the great promise offered by data-driven technology - but in China it also promises greater state control and abuse of power.
This is the next groundbreaking development in data-driven technology, facial recognition. And in China you can already withdraw cash, check in at airports, and pay for goods using just your face. The country is the world's leader in the use of this emerging technology, and China's many artificial intelligence startups are determined to keep it that way in the future.
Companies like Yitu. Yitu is creating the building blocks for a smart city of the future, where facial recognition is part of everyday life. This could even extend to detecting what people are thinking.
But the Chinese government has plans to use this new biometric technology to cement its authoritarian rule. The country has ambitious plans to develop a vast national surveillance system based on facial recognition. It'll be used to monitor it's 1.4 billion citizens in unprecedented ways. With the capability of tracking everything from their emotions to their sexuality.
The primary means will be a vast network of CCTV cameras. 170 million are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed over the next three years. The authorities insist this program will allow them to improve security for citizens, and if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.
But not everyone is convinced. Hong Zhenkuai is a former magazine editor who was ousted by the government. He feels like he's under constant surveillance. Already the authorities are using facial recognition to name and shame citizens, even for minor offenses like jaywalking. In Beijing they're using the technology to prevent people stealing rolls of loo paper from public toilets, and across China police officers are now trialing sunglasses and body cameras loaded with facial and gesture recognition technology - it's helping them to identify wanted suspects in real-time.
What worries some people here is that as the technology develops, so too does the capacity for it to be abused. Some of those most at risk in this hyper surveillance future are the ethnic minorities in China. In Xinjiang province, the Chinese government is wary of the separatist threat posed by the Muslim Uighur population. According to local NGOs, an estimated 1 million Uighurs are being detained indefinitely in secretive internment camps, where some are being subject to abuse. It's been called the largest mass incarceration of a minority population in the world today.
The authorities are using facial recognition cameras to scan people's faces before they enter markets. The system alerts authorities if targeted individuals stray 300 meters beyond their home. In the future the government plans to aggregate even more data and build a predictive policing program that imposes even tighter controls here.
Without checks and balances, China will keep finding new ways to violate the human rights of its citizens. What's already happening in Xinjiang is a warning the rest of the world must heed.
What are the forces shaping how people live and work and how power is wielded in the modern age? NOW AND NEXT reveals the pressures, the plans and the likely tipping points for enduring global change. Understand what is really transforming the world today – and discover what may lie in store tomorrow.
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China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and target its ethnic minorities, including the Muslim Uighur population.
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Improving lives, increasing connectivity across the world, that's the great promise offered by data-driven technology - but in China it also promises greater state control and abuse of power.
This is the next groundbreaking development in data-driven technology, facial recognition. And in China you can already withdraw cash, check in at airports, and pay for goods using just your face. The country is the world's leader in the use of this emerging technology, and China's many artificial intelligence startups are determined to keep it that way in the future.
Companies like Yitu. Yitu is creating the building blocks for a smart city of the future, where facial recognition is part of everyday life. This could even extend to detecting what people are thinking.
But the Chinese government has plans to use this new biometric technology to cement its authoritarian rule. The country has ambitious plans to develop a vast national surveillance system based on facial recognition. It'll be used to monitor it's 1.4 billion citizens in unprecedented ways. With the capability of tracking everything from their emotions to their sexuality.
The primary means will be a vast network of CCTV cameras. 170 million are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed over the next three years. The authorities insist this program will allow them to improve security for citizens, and if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.
But not everyone is convinced. Hong Zhenkuai is a former magazine editor who was ousted by the government. He feels like he's under constant surveillance. Already the authorities are using facial recognition to name and shame citizens, even for minor offenses like jaywalking. In Beijing they're using the technology to prevent people stealing rolls of loo paper from public toilets, and across China police officers are now trialing sunglasses and body cameras loaded with facial and gesture recognition technology - it's helping them to identify wanted suspects in real-time.
What worries some people here is that as the technology develops, so too does the capacity for it to be abused. Some of those most at risk in this hyper surveillance future are the ethnic minorities in China. In Xinjiang province, the Chinese government is wary of the separatist threat posed by the Muslim Uighur population. According to local NGOs, an estimated 1 million Uighurs are being detained indefinitely in secretive internment camps, where some are being subject to abuse. It's been called the largest mass incarceration of a minority population in the world today.
The authorities are using facial recognition cameras to scan people's faces before they enter markets. The system alerts authorities if targeted individuals stray 300 meters beyond their home. In the future the government plans to aggregate even more data and build a predictive policing program that imposes even tighter controls here.
Without checks and balances, China will keep finding new ways to violate the human rights of its citizens. What's already happening in Xinjiang is a warning the rest of the world must heed.
What are the forces shaping how people live and work and how power is wielded in the modern age? NOW AND NEXT reveals the pressures, the plans and the likely tipping points for enduring global change. Understand what is really transforming the world today – and discover what may lie in store tomorrow.
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How Does China's Government Work?

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From the Somali Civil War to the Darfur conflict, dozens of turbulent clashes have plagued Africa. So what wars are currently unfolding in the continent?
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South Sudan: the state that fell apart in a week
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/23/south-sudan-state-that-fell-apart-in-a-week
"A week ago, Simon K, a 20-year-old student living in the capital of South Sudan, was arrested by men in military uniforms."
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501
"Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state."
Darfur conflict
http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Darfur-conflict
"The United Nations has described Sudan's western Darfur region as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises."
Guide to key Libyan militias
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"As Libya continues to face a protracted political crisis, developments on the ground remain dominated by the many militias operating across the country."
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Why China's One-Child Policy Failed

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The Most Powerful Men in China - The Chinese Politburo Standing Committee Explained

China is a country of 1.4 billion people, run by a single council of seven. The Politburo Standing Committee represent the pinnacle of power for those in the Chinese Communist Party.
Endowed with amazing power by Deng Xiaoping, the PSC as it is called sets the big public policy decisions for the party and thus the country. Those who are selected to join its ranks control massively important portfolios such as the economy, propaganda and more. Little is known about their working processes. Even less is known about their working dynamic.
In this explainer video, we lay out what is publicly known about this group of powerful men. We look at the committee’s current members, why it exists, and what is known about who gets on. It also considers the upcoming 19th Party Congress, which is closely watched for indications of the centralized power General Secretary Xi Jinping has gathered for himself.
1:11 The individual members
2:20 Why it exists
3:48 What gets you selected
4:52 What’s next? The situation today
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Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China

Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
Michael Anti (Zhao Jing), a key figure in China's new journalism, explores the growing power of the Chinese internet. Full bio »
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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
Citation 1: John Micklethwait & AdrianWoolridge. The FourthRevolution: TheGlobalRace to Reinvent the State. Penguin, New York 2014 p. 68
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How Does China Manipulate Its Currency?

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With about $400 billion in debt and a broken economy, Greece is in trouble. But, how did Greece end up with such a high debt, and who do they owe money to?
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Greece's Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
http://graphics.wsj.com/greece-debt-timeline/
"Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash."
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/international/explaining-the-greek-debt-crisis.html
"Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is struggling to pay its debt as its people and its creditors grow more restive."
Greek debts: what does it owe? When will the money run out?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/24/greek-debts-what-does-it-owe-when-will-the-money-run-out
"Crunch talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors are under way, but investors are growing increasingly sceptical that the country can reach an agreement on reforms and unlock the aid it needs from international lenders to avoid a debt default."
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/investing/greek-debt-who-has-most-to-lose/
"Greece and its international lenders have embarked on a battle over the country's staggering debt."
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What Happens If A CountryGoesBankrupt?
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CHINESE GOVERNMENT SAY TIBET POLICIES HAVE BROUGHT DEVELOPMENT

Despite a history of over 21,000 years on the plateau, the Tibet autonomous region as an entity was established in 1965, following democratic reforms by the Chinese central government in 1959. The Chinese government say these reforms eradicated the old feudal systems, giving way to the socialist system that opened the doors to the development and prosperity of the Tibetan plateau. Julietta visited the plateau to see some of these developments and now reports.

Ai Weiwei: The Internet vs. The Chinese Government

I think those technology platforms [the internet and social media] constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make, people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it.
This is amazing for the younger generation.
-- Ai WeiweiArtist and political activist Ai Weiwei explains the powerful effects of social media on political freedom in China. His own enormously popular blog and twitter feed, through which he repeatedly challenged Beijing for human rights abuses, were shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009.
Transcript--
Free information and communication on Internet is forbidden in China. So you're facing so-called a great firewall to block all the major international Internet servers. And within China you have 100,000 Internet police just sitting there delete all blog or whatever the information they think we cannot appreciate about. But still, the Chinese twitter and Chinese blog still offers a certain kind of freedom this nation never had before. And also, daily when the event's happening people start to make comments on it, which build up a very strong platform for civil opinions and discussions, which already completely change the landscape of the political situation. I think those technology platform constantly put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make will be people will laugh about it, and they will make fun about it. This is amazing for younger generation.
I think Internet technology can lead more freedom in everywhere, especially in China. A state like China or other authoritarian society, to maintain this kind of control is to censor and to block the freedom of expression. Once that is not possible, then to maintain this kind of control is impossible. So obviously Internet is the answer to achieve a civil society or to get young people to be engaged, to be involved and to be informed, and to freely associate and communicate with other people. This is truly a miracle gift from the human struggle. I think it is so beautiful, and I think it's beyond the imagination.
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China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's best diplomats are the ones that sit around and eat bamboo all day.
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China has given pandas to foreign powers long before the 20th century, but the most current iteration of panda diplomacy began in the 1950s with its gifting of Ping Ping and An An to the Soviet Union. Today, pandas are no longer gifted, but rather loaned to other countries, particularly those with which China wants to develop and strengthen relations. Not only are pandas an iconic symbol of China and its culture, they also act as diplomats in China’s global political strategy.
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Crash Course

Plot

Crash Course centers on a group of high schoolers in a driver’s education class; many for the second or third time. The recently divorced teacher, super-passive Larry Pearl, is on thin ice with the football fanatic principal, Principal Paulson, who is being pressured by the district superintendent to raise driver’s education completion rates or lose his coveted football program. With this in mind, Principal Paulson and his assistant, with a secret desire for his job, Abner Frasier, hire an outside driver’s education instructor with a very tough reputation, Edna Savage, aka E.W. Savage, who quickly takes control of the class.

The plot focuses mostly on the students and their interactions with their teachers and each other. In the beginning, Rico is the loner with just a few friends, Chadley is the bookish nerd with few friends who longs to be cool and also longs to be a part of Vanessa’s life who is the young, friendly and attractive girl who had to fake her mother’s signature on her driver’s education permission slip. Kichi is the hip-hop Asian kid who often raps what he has to say and constantly flirts with Maria, the rich foreign girl who thinks that the right-of-way on the roadways always goes to (insert awesomely fake foreign Latino accent) “my father’s limo”. Finally you have stereotypical football meathead J.J., who needs to pass his English exam to keep his eligibility and constantly asks out and gets rejected by Alice, the tomboy whose father owns “Santini & Son” Concrete Company. Alice is portrayed as being the “son” her father wanted.

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